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Pinyin nán dào

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. don't tell me ...
  2. could it be that...?
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 副詞、書面語
    即​係​唔​通
    (used to add emphasis to a rhetorical question) could it be; is it possible that; is it really true that
    • 唔通你仲唔明白我咩?
      唔通你仲唔明白我咩?
      m4 tung1 nei5 zung6 m4 ming4 baak6 ngo5 me1?
      難道你還不明白我嗎?
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adv, rhetoric
    Indicates a rhetorical question: surely it doesn't mean that...; is it possible that...
    (syn.) 難道, 冇過, 甭, 莫非, 毋成, 毋旨估, 難不成, 唔得旨, 無敢, 敢是, 豈, 莫不是, 敢講, 無成, 攏無, 毋旨, 總無, 敢會, 唔成, 敢係, 未是, 敢, 唔通
    • 外國人能做到,難道中國人就做不到嗎?
      外国人能做到,难道中国人就做不到吗?
      wài guó rén néng zuò dào , nán dào zhōng guó rén jiù zuò bu dào ma ?
      Foreigners can do it; can't the Chinese people do it?
    • 這難道不是事實嗎?
      这难道不是事实吗?
      zhè nán dào bù shì shì shí ma ?
      Isn't this true?
    • 難道你真的大膽妄為,連聖旨都不顧了嗎。
      难道你真的大胆妄为,连圣旨都不顾了吗。
      nán dào nǐ zhēn de dà dǎn wàng wèi , lián shèng zhǐ dōu bù gù le ma .
      Don't tell me that you really dare take action arbitrarily without even caring about the royal decree at all, do you?
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 三级词汇表 #503
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    你每天都是做一模一样的东西,难道不会觉得闷吗?
    你每天都是做一模一樣的東西,難道不會覺得悶嗎?
    nǐ měi tiān dōu shì zuò yī mú yī yàng de dōng xī , nán dào bù huì jué de mèn ma ?
    • I wonder if you don't get tired of doing the same thing every day.
  2. Mandarin
    如果我是同性恋那又怎么样?这难道是罪吗?
    如果我是同性戀那又怎麼樣?這難道是罪嗎?
    rú guǒ wǒ shì tóng xìng liàn nà yòu zěn me yàng ? zhè nán dào shì zuì ma ?
    • So what if I am gay? Is it a crime?
  3. Mandarin
    难道他可以买一把刀,而我就不行了?
    難道他可以買一把刀,而我就不行了?
    nán dào tā kě yǐ mǎi yī bǎ dāo , ér wǒ jiù bù xíng le ?
    • If it's okay for him to buy a knife, then why on earth can't I?
  4. Mandarin
    难道我没有告诉你演唱会的时候要早点去吗?
    難道我沒有告訴你演唱會的時候要早點去嗎?
    nán dào wǒ méi yǒu gào sù nǐ yǎn chàng huì de shí hou yào zǎo diǎn qù ma ?
    • I thought I told you that you should get to the concert early.
  5. Mandarin
    这个房间太棒了,难道不是么?
    這個房間太棒了,難道不是麼?
    zhè ge fáng jiān tài bàng le , nán dào bú shi me ?
    • This room's pretty awesome, eh?
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    外国人能做到,难道中国人就做不到吗?
    外國人能做到,難道中國人就做不到嗎?
    wài guó rén néng zuò dào , nán dào zhōng guó rén jiù zuò bu dào ma ?
    • Foreigners can do it; can't the Chinese people do it?
  2. Mandarin
    这难道不是事实吗?
    這難道不是事實嗎?
    zhè nán dào bù shì shì shí ma ?
    • Isn't this true?
  3. Mandarin
    难道你不知道你现在已经伤了很多人的心吗?
    難道你不知道你現在已經傷了很多人的心嗎?
    nán dào nǐ bù zhī dào nǐ xiàn zài yǐ jīng shāng le hěn duō rén de xīn ma ?
    • Don’t you know that you have broken the hearts of many people?
  4. Mandarin
    喔麦尬!这真是太夸张了,难道西施舌有毒剧吗??
    喔麥尬!這真是太誇張了,難道西施舌有毒劇嗎??
    Ōmàigà ! zhè zhēn shì tài kuā zhāng le , nán dào xī shī shé yǒu dú jù ma ? ?
    • Oh my God! This is too much! Could it be that Hiatula diphos is poisonous??
  5. Mandarin
    难道你真的大胆妄为,连圣旨都不顾了吗。
    難道你真的大膽妄為,連聖旨都不顧了嗎。
    nán dào nǐ zhēn de dà dǎn wàng wèi , lián shèng zhǐ dōu bù gù le ma .
    • Don't tell me that you really dare take action arbitrarily without even caring about the royal decree at all, do you?